retainer
英 [rɪ'teɪnə]
美 [rɪ'tenɚ]
- n. 保持器；家臣；保持者；[機] 護圈；預付費用
助記提示
1. re- "back" + -tain + -er.
2. => hold back, keep back.
3. => continue keeping, keep possession of, keep in the mind.
4. => keep (another) attached to one's person, keep in service.
中文詞源
retainer 保留金，訂金來自 retain,保留。引申詞義保留金，訂金。
英文詞源
- retainer (n.1)
- "fee to secure services," mid-15c., originally "act of keeping for oneself" from retain, or perhaps from or influenced by Middle French retenir, infinitive used as a noun. Meaning "fee paid to an attorney to secure his services" is from 1818.
- retainer (n.2)
- "servant," 1530s, agent noun from retain (v.). Also "one who retains or holds" (1540s). Meaning "dental structure used to hold a bridge in place" is recorded from 1887.
雙語例句
- 1. I found the gardener, a family retainer, morosely surveying the scene.
- 我發現這個園丁——家裏一個服侍多年的仆人，愁眉苦臉地審視著這個場景。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Liz was being paid a regular monthly retainer.
- 利茲每月得到一筆預付金。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. I'll need a five-hundred-dollar retainer.
- 我將收取500美元的定金。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The agency will pay you a monthly retainer.
- 這個機構將會每月付給你聘用金。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. Her arrival had just been announced by the faithful retainer.
- 她的忠仆剛宣布了她的到來.
來自辭典例句